10 Outstanding Menswear Brands You Won’t Find in a Department Store

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It’s never been easy to be a young designer. Competing with mass-market heavyweights on price, or with luxury brands on quality, has always been a tricky thing. In 2015, it’s even harder—shoppers have been trained to think only in those extremes. They either want buzzy prestige (hel-lo Hermès Apple Watch) or trends at bargain-basement prices (we see you, Primark)—unless, well, unless a brand finds a way to pull at their heartstrings. When that happens, all bets are off. And that’s where those young designers come in. A whole slew of them have decided to sell straight to shoppers (no department stores, no boutiques) in order to keep their costs down, their quality up, and their message clear. It’s a 2015 triple threat—and your fall wardrobe is about to reap the benefits.

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